Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 At least 114 wiretaps were requested for reasons ranging from suspected arms trading to terrorist links or presidential security , but it was not clear if all the taps were actually carried out , the left-wing daily said .
2 This process , characteristic of the whole of the public enterprise sector , occurred earlier in Britain than in Spain for reasons explained in previous chapters .
3 If it is , it will be for reasons to do with overall levels of sentencing for many sorts of crimes , not merely those related to drugs .
4 RENFE 's deficit , for reasons discussed in other chapters , exploded during the 1970s and the first half of the 1980s .
5 D. ) specification for products purchased for military service and use .
6 The fact is that there is no privilege for confidences given to hon. Members .
7 Thus , the omission of a default premium from the no-arbitrage condition is probably of little consequence for futures traded on established and well-regulated exchanges .
8 For example , in order to argue that reform was intended to remove power from working-class representatives it becomes necessary to exaggerate their power , and the differences between authorities controlled by different parties , as well as the influence of community groups of various sorts ( pp. 235–6 ) .
9 As for the claim that the older acts and the common law had allowed the imposition of harsher penalties , this was not for the simple fact of combination but for activities linked with industrial disputes that could have attracted prosecution for riot , intimidation , assault or destruction of property as much after 1799 as before .
10 The contradiction between knowledges emerges in everyday life which is also a context characterized by the repair of such contradictions .
11 Thirdly , as mentioned above , because we know little about historical relationships between sign languages it is difficult to disentangle historical influences and similarities between signs arising from other causes .
12 While welcoming the changes that the Minister has introduced to the home improvement grants scheme for houses affected by high radon levels , may I ask whether he agrees that in cases of severe hardship there should be access to 100 per cent .
13 According to the Halifax , the average price for houses paid by first-time buyers in Scotland is £40,592 and the average mortgage advance is £33,535 .
14 Besides diffracting light through material slits ( Young 's slits ) , one can diffract atoms through gratings composed of immaterial light waves , atoms through slits composed of other atoms and , now , light off a pair of atoms suspended in a vacuum in a magnetic field ( U. Eichmann et al .
15 Established and emergent efforts to achieve a generic theory of qualitative analysis and the role of such theories in specifying requirements for programmes to assist in qualitative analysis .
16 Communicators and peace activists from conflict-ridden Asian countries have called for stronger links between groups striving for ethno-religious understanding in the region .
17 Meanings and beliefs had not become irrelevant , but the coherence and falsity of racist ideas were now ascribed to the function they serve in legitimating social practices that reinforce an unequal distribution of power between groups differentiated in racial and/or ethnic terms ( see , for example , Troyna and Carrington , 1990 , p. 56 ) .
18 Concern centres on the likely shortage of buyers for projects funded on short-term development finance from the banks .
19 Decided on 300 as optimum print run for notes to go in Green Box .
20 This approach allows in particular for bequests resulting from expected wage differences between parent and child .
21 As these sales have evolved from the original trading of bric-a-brac and home produce to an open market for all goods , this has proved a lucrative market place for groups trading in illegal software .
22 ‘ As these sales have evolved form the original trading of bric-a-brac and home produce to an open market for all goods , this has proved a lucrative marketplace for groups trading in illegal software . ’
23 Except for birds seen during severe winter weather , which have often associated with influxes of other geese , records of this species are open to the suspicion that the birds have escaped from captivity .
24 Of course , you 'll then ask about foreigners playing in English clubs and I 've no objections to that provided that not too many are brought in .
25 It was important … for polytechnics to develop as viable alternatives to universities in areas where they overlapped , and not as pale reflections .
26 At every CCK-8 dose testd , differences between animals treated with L-NAME and with saline were significant .
27 There are other relationships between subjects known as syntactic relationships which arise from the context of subjects in specific documents — from the syntax .
28 But there is still the temptation for designers to lean toward high-technology schemes — partly for prestige , partly because their fees might be higher .
29 It will be particularly important for exporters involved in international trade to research those cultural factors influencing consumer demand patterns in target overseas markets .
30 In that case the contractor sought to sue the engineer for losses arising from alleged under-certification of the amounts due to the contractor .
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